HeartitudeWorks Is About You and Your Leadership Success
“You do not lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
Do you ever wonder why people don’t take initiative? Don’t go above and beyond? Embrace your mission?
I’ve heard this complaint often over the years and I have a theory:
Our organizational hearts are broken. A majority of people working today feel stress, fatigue and loss of control in their jobs. This has gone from a business problem to a national crisis, with indiscriminate firings, reversal of work/life balance support and dilution of employee rights. Many feel a combination of burnout and guilt for surviving the layoffs, heaping more work and gaining less satisfaction. Some have even defaulted to doing the minimum possible to get by.
How about you? How about your followers? How motivated, energized and committed do you and your people feel these days?
There is a better way. That is why I wrote HeartitudeWorks. It starts with recognizing that as a leader, you need your employees more than they need you.
The power of HeartitudeWorks is to “Add a little Heart to Your Smart.”
Heartitude is that intersection of feeling and thinking that is your power core. The principles that drive the tools in HeartitudeWorks are proven by the best leaders and the most successful organizations. And we need even more.
Principles:
- Positive Heartitude drives top performance with the unbeatable combination of logic and emotional fortitude.
- Your Heart’s attitude is the key to your success.
- The winning intersection of a Committed Heart and an Engaged Mind is the essence and foundation.
Results?
A competitive advantage that pumps passion, persistence and magnificent work product. Leaders who use the tools found in HeartitudeWorks will discover the best in their people:
- Accountability
- Initiative
- Resilience
- Innovation
- Courage
Ready to give it a try? Here is a tool you can test out today!
PRACTICE (Tool #18 Engaging Others): Make your attention meaningful
- Track how much time you spend with your people – do you tend to spend more time with those who need “fixing?” (it’s ok, most leaders do!)
What if you shifted the paradigm?
- Create a more high performance scenario with your attention by consciously spending more time with your best people. Humans want attention! (Remember those kids who acted up to get your attention?)
- Give your attention as a reward for doing the right thing. This tool tell people HOW to get positive reinforcement from you and AND you get improved performance.
Then, read the next post on how “Heartitude Heroes” role model the best in HeartitudeWorks strategies and reach exceptional levels of success.